Sausage and Pasta Bake with Bacon and Olives
This casserole dish is deliciously comforting! With bacon, sausages, olives, and cheese – – you can’t lose with this easy and yummy Sausage and Pasta Bake!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 12 oz penne pasta, (or your pasta of choice)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 4 bacon strips, (chopped into small pieces)
- 3 cloves garlic, (peeled and crushed)
- 1 onion, (peeled and chopped)
- 1 lb chicken sausage, (chopped diagonally)
- ½ cup white wine, (use your favorite dry wine)
- 5 roma or plum tomatoes, (chopped)
- ½ cup olives, (pitted and chopped)
- 2 tbsp parmesan cheese
- 1 ½ cups mozzarella cheese or Italian blend cheese, (shredded)
- ground black pepper, (adjust amount to taste)
Instructions
- 1
Cook the pasta according to the package directions. Make sure that it’s just cooked al dente. Preheat the oven to 350F (180 C).
- 2
While the pasta is cooking, place the olive oil and bacon on a large skillet. Cook until the bacon starts to render its fat. Add the garlic and onion and sauté for 3-4 minutes or until the onion starts to soften.
- 3
Add the chicken sausage. Cook until the sausages have browned a little. Pour the white wine and deglaze the pan. Add the chopped tomatoes and olives. Season with ground black pepper (there’s enough salt in the ingredients that I don’t feel it’s necessary to add more but feel free to season with salt, if you wish to). Simmer for 10 minutes.
- 4
When the pasta is done, toss it with the sauce. Check the seasoning. Stir in the parmesan cheese.
- 5
Transfer to a baking dish and then top with the Mozarella or Italian Blend cheeses. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the cheese is melted. The finished product – delicious!